Did You Know That ......?

Lake Success is one of nine Villages that make up the
overall area commonly called Great Neck, and participates in regional
cooperative projects in this area.

The Village was incorporated in December, 1927. It is one of
32 Incorporated Villages in the Town of North
Hempstead, which constitutes the
northwestern quarter of Nassau County. Village government has local authority
within its borders which is equivalent to the authority of the Town of North
Hempstead in the unincorporated areas outside of the Village.

Lake Success Village covers about two square miles.
Lake Success contains 1,195 acres of land, of which 43 acres are lakes. The
largest of the three lakes is Lake Success, deriving its name from an Indian
chief named "Sacut". The lake is geologically a "kettle
hole" gouged out by the glaciers during the last Ice Age. The surrounding
glacial moraine is some of the highest land on Long Island. The lake is
approximately 75 feet deep in the center and contains many varieties of fish. It
is spring fed and is a sanctuary for numerous water fowl. No hunting, fishing,
or boating is permitted on the lake.

The population of the Village was 2,390 as of the 1990
census.

Since 1927 there have been seven political parties in
Lake Success. At present the only party is the "Village Party of Lake
Success."

When the Village was first incorporated in 1927 a
Mayor
and two Trustees were elected. In 1941 the number of
Trustees was increased to four and in 1959 to six, the same number we have
today.

There are several houses of worship in Lake Success:
North Shore Presbyterian Church, St. Philip and St. James Episcopal Church, and
Lake Success Jewish Center.

Lake Success is only 16 miles from the heart of
Manhattan.

When the United Nations made their headquarters in Lake
Success, the name of the Village of Lake Success became known in all parts of
the world.

Although most of the area of Lake Success is developed
with private homes, two golf courses and a Great Neck Public School Complex,
approximately 45% of the total tax valuation is residential. The rest of the tax
base consists of commercial or industrial property.

The first home of the United Nations was in the
Administration Building of the Sperry Gyroscope Company on Marcus Avenue at the
corner of Lakeville Road, presently owned by Lockheed Martin Corp.

The 1957, by referendum of Village residents, the
golf
course was purchased for one million dollars just in time to stop it from
being developed as a huge subdivision when the Long Island Expressway was
constructed.

The Village Park (Vanderbilt Field) was acquired after
World War II from Commodore Vanderbilt who had constructed and operated a Naval
Reserve Training center there, and his original swimming pool was replaced by
the present Olympic size pool in 1956.

Until 1958, the Village Office was located in the
original farm house (over the Police Station) which was replaced in 1999 by the
Police/Court/Recreation building at Vanderbilt Field.